1.Name and nature of the underlying assets (if preferred shares, the terms
and conditions of issuance shall also be indicated, e.g., dividend yield,
etc.):
(1) Artisan Holdings, MCN
(2) Artisan Partners, CN
2.Date of occurrence of the event:2026/08/07
3.Date of the board of directors resolution:2026/08/07
4.Other approval date:NA
5.Amount, unit price, and total monetary amount of the transaction:
Amount: Not applicable；
Unit price: Not applicable；
Total Monetary Amount:
(1) Artisan Holdings: approx. US$7.72 million
(2) Artisan Partners: approx. US$15.33 million
6.Trading counterparty and its relationship with the Company (if the trading
counterparty is a natural person and furthermore is not a related party of
the Company, the name of the trading counterparty is not required to be
disclosed):
Counterparty: NexGen Buyout Partners Fund II, L.P.
Counterparty’s relationship with the Company: A related party as defined
in the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by
Securities Issuers after its first closing.
7.Where the trading counterparty is a related party, announcement shall also
be made of the reason for choosing the related party as trading counterparty
and the identity of the previous owner, its relationship with the Company
and the trading counterparty, and the previous date and monetary amount of
transfer:
To be in line with asset management strategies; No previous transfer
8.Where an owner of the underlying assets within the past five years has
been a related party of the Company, the announcement shall also include the
date and price of acquisition and disposal by the related party, and its
relationship with the Company at the time of the transaction: Not applicable
9.Matters related to the current disposal of creditors' rights (including
types of collaterals of the disposed creditor’s rights; if creditor's
rights over a related party, announcement shall be made of the name of the
related party and the book amount of the creditor's rights, currently being
disposed of, over such related party): Not applicable
10.Profit or loss from the disposal (not applicable in cases of acquisition
of securities) (those with deferral should provide a table explaining
recognition): Disposal gain approx. US$0.05 million
11.Terms of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary
amount), restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important terms
and conditions: Mutual agreements
12.The manner of deciding on this transaction (such as invitation to tender,
price comparison, or price negotiation), the reference basis for the
decision on price, and the decision-making unit:
Per mutual agreements, Board of Directors
13.Net worth per share of the Company's underlying securities acquired or
disposed of: Not applicable
14.Cumulative no.of shares held (including the current transaction), their
monetary amount, shareholding percentage, and status of any restriction of
rights (e.g., pledges), as of the present moment:
Cumulative no. of shares held:Not applicable
Monetary amount:After transfer, CI II’s amount will be zero
Shareholding percentage:Not applicable
Status of any restriction of right:None
15.Current ratio of securities investment (including the current trade, as
listed in article 3 of Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of
Assets by Public Companies) to the total assets and equity attributable to
owners of the parent as shown in the most recent financial statement and
working capital as shown in the most recent financial statement as of the
present:
To the total assets：0.28%
To the equity attributable to owners of the parent：0.33%
Working Capital:Not applicable
16.Broker and broker's fee:None
17.Concrete purpose or use of the acquisition or disposal:
To be in line with the group’s asset management strategies
18.Any dissenting opinions of directors to the present transaction:No
19.Whether the counterparty of the current transaction is
a related party: Yes
20.Date of ratification by supervisors or approval by
the Audit Committee:NA
21.Whether the CPA issued an unreasonable opinion regarding the current
transaction: No
22.Name of the CPA firm: YANGTZE CPAS & CO.
23.Name of the CPA: Hu, Hsiang-Ning
24.Practice certificate number of the CPA: 191
25.Whether the transaction involved in change of business model: No
26.Details on change of business model: Not applicable
27.Details on transactions with the counterparty for the past year and the
expected coming year: Not applicable
28.Source of funds: Not applicable
29.Date on which material information regarding the same event
has been previously released:NA
30.Any other matters that need to be specified:
1) USD 1 = NTD 32.438 (as of 2026/08/03)
2) CI II is short for CDIB Capital Investment II Limited
3) Artisan Holdings is short for Artisan Investment Holdings Limited
4) Artisan Partners is short for Artisan Investment Partners Limited
5) MCN is short for Mezzanine Convertible Note; CN is short for
Convertible Note
6) The transaction amount is estimated based on the target transfer date.
7) CI II’s Board resolved and announced on May 29, 2026 to subscribe for
the convertible notes to be issued by Artisan Holdings and Artisan
Partners, but such investment has not yet been implemented. CI II’s
Board now further resolves to transfer the notes to NexGen Buyout
Partners Fund II, L.P. after implementing the foregoing investment.
However, subject to the fundraising timeline of NexGen Buyout Partners
Fund II, L.P., if the investment is made directly by NexGen Buyout
Partners Fund II, L.P., the foregoing investment and transfer by CI II
will not proceed.